Peugeot, hmmm, they’ve always made a decent enough Looking automobile, a little lacking perhaps on the reliability front – Peugeot Drivers Be Quiet, servicing your car EVERY month isn’t normal – aside from that little nugget, if don’t fit into a slimline blue pencil skirt or loafers and cardigans, they’ve never really been inspiring. Adding to that image, Peugeot has released pix of it’s latest concept, the VeLV.

In fairness to Peugeot, it looks like their partners, Citreon may have had a heavy hand in designing this commuter.

VeLV is a French acronym that translates to City Light Electric Vehicle – the PSA concept debuted at a Paris innovation forum where the company said its baby would be aimed at corporate fleets, rental companies, car-sharing schemes and private buyers who fancy a second car or just a round-town runabout.

It now makes perfect sense that Renault never hooked into the PSA Peugeot/Citreon conglomerate, they’d seriously have come to blows at the aesthetics on this. Seriously, we realise looks are a matter of taste, but . . .

VeLV weighs 650kg and is powered by a 20kW electric motor, PSA claims the three-seat VeLVwill hit 110km/h and provide a 100km range from its 8.5kWh Li-ion battery pack, which is said to roughly match the “environmental footprint” of an equivalent train journey while providing an “extremely enjoyable” driving experience.

Compact dimensions and a tight 7.2-metre turning circle helps the VeLV concept negotiate cramped city streets. For comparison, London taxis, noted for their impressively small turning circles, achieve a U-turn in eight metres.

PSA says the car is aimed to appeal to corporate fleets and car rental companies, as well as buyers who are in the market for a more compact means of getting around town.